The Swedish Bar Association has sharply criticized Malmö Police for a new plan to come down hard on the relatives of suspected gangsters in the hope of stopping the city’s wave of tit-for-tat shootings..

A Swedish social entrepreneur will this Saturday launch a new rival to Sweden’s giant political festival Almedalen in Rosengård, a district of Malmö known for segregation, unemployment, shootings and riots..

When The Local asked our readers for practical measures Swedish institutions and companies could take to make the country a better place for international workers, you had plenty of suggestions. Here are ten key ways foreign workers in Sweden think things could be improved..

Sweden has been relying on foreign workers to plug its skills shortage for years, and the country is known both for an enviable work-life balance and for bureaucracy that can complicate work permit applications. The Local asked our readers about their experiences in Sweden: the good, the bad, and what the country can do to improve..

Plans from the Swedish government to make it illegal to be part of a terrorist organization have hit an obstacle, with the country's legislative council saying the proposal goes against the Swedish constitution..